A ceremony was held to mark the 1978th anniversary of the Hai Ba Trung Uprising at the Hai Ba Trung Temple, a special national relic site, in Hanoi’s Me Linh district on February 21, or the 6th day in the first month of the Year of the Dog.

Hanoi plans to stop the use of beehive-shaped coal bricks by 2020 as part of measures to improve air quality and living conditions, according to the municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

The number of international tourists to the capital city of Hanoi are estimated to rise by 30 percent to 125,000 people during the week-long Tet (Vietnamese New Year) festival, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

Love it or loathe it, the vibrancy of Hanoi’s old quarter always
provokes a reaction, its throbbing effervescence giving the capital’s
residents a sense of its own unique character and a charm that has
captivated the hearts and minds of the city’s foreign residents, who
have spoken of their love of this lively, interesting and beautiful
place.